Quick answers
- What is Tums?
- Tums is a brand name of Calcium carbonate and Calcium carbonate and dimethicone, unspecified, an over-the-counter medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 52 Tums products in 7 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Tums?
- Haleon US Holdings LLC lists 46 of the 52 Tums products in the FDA NDC Directory.
- Is there a generic or store brand of Tums?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 399 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Tums product, 399 of them generic or store brands. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Tums been recalled?
- FDA enforcement reports list 5 recalls of Tums products; the newest started December 2, 2022. A recall usually concerns specific lots, not every product.
What Tums is
Each Tums product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Calcium carbonate · over-the-counter medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| calcium carbonate 1000 mg tablet, chewable (oral) | Tums Ultra, Tums Naturals, Tums Chewy Bites Mixed Fruit, Tums Chewy Bites | 108 products, 54 companies | DailyMed |
| calcium carbonate 1177 mg bar, chewable (oral) | Tums Chewy Delights | None listed | DailyMed |
| calcium carbonate 500 mg tablet (oral) | Tums | 3 products, 3 companies | DailyMed |
| calcium carbonate 500 mg tablet, chewable (oral) | Tums Regular Strength | 83 products, 50 companies | DailyMed |
| calcium carbonate 750 mg tablet (oral) | Tums Ex, Tums, Tums Antacid Chewy Bites | 12 products, 5 companies | DailyMed |
| calcium carbonate 750 mg tablet, chewable (oral) | Tums Chewy Bites, TUMS Smoothies, Tums Chewy Bites Orange and Cream ES, TUMS Extra Strength Sugar-Free | 193 products, 66 companies | DailyMed |
Its page quotes the Drug Facts label and lists every brand and store brand: Calcium carbonate →
Calcium carbonate and dimethicone, unspecified · over-the-counter medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| calcium carbonate 750 mg · dimethicone, unspecified 80 mg tablet, chewable (oral) | Tums Chewy Bites with Gas Relief | None listed | DailyMed |
Its page quotes the Drug Facts label and lists every brand and store brand: Calcium carbonate and dimethicone, unspecified →
FDA approval
Tums products are sold under an FDA over-the-counter monograph: rules that set the allowed active ingredients, strengths and label wording, so these products do not need an individual FDA approval.
Companies that list Tums
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Tums products.
- Haleon US Holdings LLC46 products
- Navajo Manufacturing Company Inc.2 products
- Lil' Drug Store products, Inc.2 products
- R J General Corporation1 product
- Select Consumer Group1 product
Recalls
From FDA enforcement reports, matched by the product’s NDC code or label. A recall usually covers specific lots: check the lot number on your package and ask your pharmacist. Do not stop a medicine on your own.
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December 2, 2022 · Class II · Completed · D-0073-2024
Presence of Foreign Substance: The foreign material is primarily comprised of glass mineral wool.
TUMS Antacid, Calcium Carbonate USP 1000 mg, Peppermint flavor, chewable tablets, 72-count bottle, Dist. by: GSK CH, Warren, NJ 07059. NDC: 0135-0228-06, UPC 3-0766-0745-85-3 — GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings LLC
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December 2, 2022 · Class II · Completed · D-0074-2024
Presence of Foreign Substance: The foreign material is primarily comprised of glass mineral wool.
TUMS Antacid, Calcium Carbonate USP 1000 mg, Peppermint flavor, chewable tablets, packaged in 12-count roll, Dist. by: GSK CH, Warren, NJ 07059. NDC: 0135-0228-01, UPC 3-0766-0746-80-5 — GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings LLC
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December 2, 2022 · Class II · Completed · D-0079-2024
Presence of Foreign Substance: The foreign material is primarily comprised of glass mineral wool.
TUMS Antacid, Calcium Carbonate USP 1000 mg, Assorted Berries flavor, chewable tablets, 72-count bottle, Dist. by: GSK CH, Warren, NJ 07059. NDC: 0135-0118-83, UPC 3-0766-0746-50-8 — GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings LLC
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December 2, 2022 · Class II · Completed · D-0075-2024
Presence of Foreign Substance: The foreign material is primarily comprised of glass mineral wool.
TUMS Antacid, Calcium Carbonate USP 1000 mg, Assorted Fruit flavor, Chewable Tablets, packaged in 160-count bottles, Dist. by: GSK CH, Warren, NJ 07059. NDC: 0135-0118-14, UPC 3-0766-0746-10-2 — GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings LLC
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July 18, 2013 · Class III · Terminated · D-850-2013
Presence of Foreign Tablets/Capsules: Product labeled TUMS Ultra Assorted Berries 1000mg Chewable tables, may contain EX TUMS Assorted Berries 750mg tablets
TUMS, Antacid/Calcium Supplement, ULTRA Strength 1000, Assorted Berries, 72 Chewable Tablets, GlaxoSmithKline, Moon Twp, PA 15108, NDC 0135-0181-02 — GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.